ST. JAMES
THE LESS AND ST. HELEN

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Colchester

with

Mersea, Mile End and Monkwick

Fr  Anthony  McKentey

Fr
Brett
Adams

Fr
Philip Willenbrock

51 Priory
Street , Colchester, Essex,
CO1 2QB

Tel:
01206 866317;   Fax  01206 791213

E-Mail      [email-masked]

www.stjamesthelessandsthelen.org

THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF
THE YEAR [C]

JULY 11th  2010

My dear friends

Thank you to all who made our Parish BBQ so
enjoyable last Saturday.  Special
thanks to Frances Galvin and her team for arranging it.  Over £300 was raised for Parish
funds.  I would like to thank
Ronnie Hammond for his work making the courtyard so attractive with the new
plants.

Thanks to all those who responded to our Gift Aid
appeal last weekend.  John Sales, our Gift Aid co-ordinator,continues his journey to Mersea and Monkwick this
weekend.

On the subject of Gift Aid, it was agreed at the
recent Parish AGM that three of the second collections during the year would
be specifically for Parish funds to help with the repairs etc. In September I
will give you the full list of Second Collections for the rest of the
financial year.

As we go to press, I am preparing for a summer break.  Fr Brett will be assisted firstly by
Fr Emile Nkumu and then Fr Aldo
Sierra [Verona Father].  I hope you will enjoy the summer days
and keep safe and well.

May
God bless you all,

Fr Tony

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday  13th July
10:30-12   Mersea Coffee Morning        See below

DAILY:                    8:35am
Rosary & Divine Mercy [Wednesday 11:30am]

PRAYER GROUP:
Mondays
@ 8pm in the Crypt

MEDITATION GROUP:
Tuesdays @ 8pm in
the Crypt

EXPOSITION:
Saturdays @ 9:45am –
10:30am

FR BRETT’S COLLECTION: We shall have a collection for his presentation on
the first weekend of September -4th/5th.  Gift Aiders can use their envelopes
but there will be others available marked “Fr Brett’s
Presentation”.  Cheques should be made payable to Colchester Catholic
Church.  There will be a
presentation to him on Friday, 24th September when we shall have a
Mass at 7:30pm with
refreshments in the Hall afterwards.
This is the Friday before his final weekend.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: On Sunday evening, 12th September, at the
6:30 Mass there will be an expression of thanks to Joan Herbert and Kay
Knight for their work in the Parish.
Past priests from the Parish will concelebrate and there will be
refreshments in the Hall afterwards.

GIFT AID APPEAL: Congratulations to everyone for the recent Gift Aid cheque of over £17,000.  Many thanks to our Gift Aid Organiser, John Sales,
who will be appealing for more members this weekend. If you missed the appeal
last weekend and would like to know more, please contact him on 01206 795623.

LABOUR OF LOVE: Many thanks to Ursula Ackling
for decorating the kneelers in the Lady Chapel with her own embroidery.  Lovingly made in memory of her late
husband, Roy.

BAPTISMS TODAY: Charlie Goodyer, Oliver Mears, Natalia Slawinska.  God bless these children and congratulations to their families.

SICK:  Please remember in your prayers: June Bickersteth, Joan Boyden, Curtis Cody, Nancy Drummond,
Bridie Murphy, Baby Leah Patterson, Michael Prout,
Hector Silva, Lucy Walker.

CHARISMATIC PRAYER
GROUP:  Would you like someone to
pray for you or would you like to pray for someone else? The Group meets on
Mondays at 8pm here in
the Crypt.  Send your prayer
petitions or for further information phone 01206 271516 or email [email-masked]

CARDINAL BOURNE HALL will
be closed for refurbishment work from July 12th -16th
inclusive and July 18th-23rd inclusive

REPOSITORY:  When the Hall re-opens, the Repository
Stall will hold a sale and also
take orders for 2011 Diaries and calendars.

MERSEA
NEWS: The
next Coffee Morning takes place at the home of Veronica Smith, 6 Trinity
Close, on Tuesday, 13th July from 10:30 to 12 noon.  All very welcome.

THE ESSEX
RECUSANT SOCIETY will be visiting the church of St. Peter
and St. Paul,
High Road, Ilford on Saturday 17th July. During the
visit Fr. Stewart Foster will speak to us about Canon Palmer and the history
of the parish. We will meet at the church at 2 p.m. All are welcome.

CALLING LONDON
WELSH – and all those interested!
‘The Cost of Discipleship’,  Bishop Edwin Regan of Wrexham invites you to join
him and Archbishop Vincent and Archbishop Rowan Williams, bishops from Wales
and many other people in a unique service on July 17th at 2pm in
Westminster Cathedral.  What is it
all about?  This year we are
celebrating the 400th anniversary of the martyrdom at Tyburn of St John Roberts from

Trawsfynydd, North Wales.  The ‘many others’ will
include Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas, Dafydd Iwan, Guto Harri and Huw Edwards.  It
will be an opportunity to celebrate those who have laid down rheir lives in the service of Christ and His Gospel.  More details fromBishop
Regan on 01978 262726, [email-masked]
or from Sue Roberts at [email-masked]

BOOK
LAUNCH OF “ALLOTMENT GARDENING” by: parishioners Christine and Michael Lavelle on:
Sunday 18th July. 2-4pm
at the Minories
Art Gallery
Café, East Hill, Colchester.  See poster for further details.

MERCY ASSOCIATES
meet next at 7.30pm on Monday 19 July at Christ Church Court (
tel.763049).

WELCOME POPE POSTER COMPETITION: For children in school Years 3-6: design a poster to welcome Pope
Benedict to our country for the parishes around Colchester.
The poster should be A4, simple design and include the words 'Welcome Pope
Benedict to Britain.'
Please hand in your poster to Fr Tony by Sunday 25 July.  Mgr Gordon Read,
our Dean in Colchester, will decide the
winner.

BRENTWOOD CATHOLIC CHILDREN’S SOCIETY:  - Charity Skydive

Saturday 11th
September 2010, Headcorn, Kent. BCCS are looking for people
from all over the Diocese to make a sponsored 10,000 feet freefall tandem
parachute jump. Imagine the adrenaline rush as you leave the plane at
12.000ft heading towards earth at 120mph for 7000ft freefall, then the
tranquility as the parachute deploys and you gently descend back to terra
firma. You just need to raise a minimum sponsorship of
£300 and you can jump for free.  Why not take on the challenge of
a lifetime, whilst at the same time knowing you are doing your bit to help a
charity supporting the children and families of our Diocese. For further
information please contact:Julie Abbott 01268
784544 / 07912277413 [email-masked]

LATE NEWS:  It was announced last weekend that Mgr Arthur Barrow is retiring from the Parish of
Lexden and the new parish priest will be Fr Tom Lavin from Ilford whose parish has been taken over by Fr Andrew
Headon.  Mgr Barrow will continue
living in the Diocese.

IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE PARISH: Please introduce yourself to one of the priests
after Mass and complete a registration form [on the table in the porch],
returning it to the Parish Office.
If you move within or out of the parish, please also advise the
Parish Office.

WEB SITE:  For all inclusions on the parish website please contact Don Clarke
– [email-masked]

LITURGY FOR THE FIFTEENTH
SUNDAY OF THE YEAR [C]

JULY 11th 2010

The first Mass of Sunday
is on Saturday Evening at Priory
Street

Saturday July 10th

Sunday July 11th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10.30 am

2:00
pm

5:00
pm

6:30
pm

Christopher Cooke RIP

Intentions of Christine Hornigold

Intentions of Joe and Mary
Murray

POLISH MASS

HOLY HOUR

William and Eva Richards RIP

Mersea

8:30
am

Parishioners

Mile End

9:15
am

Special Intention [CJ/DC]

Monkwick

10:15 am

Intentions of Joan Boyden

Monday 12th

Feria

Church      9:15 am    John and Julie O’Connor RIP

Tuesday 13th

Feria

Church
9:15 am    Special Intention [Maureen & Tom]

Wednesday
14th

Feria

Church    12:15 pm    Hugette Mascareneas RIP

Thursday 15th

St Bonaventure, Bp. D.

Church:    9:15 am      Stephen Hilton RIP

Friday  16th

Feria

Church      9:15 am     John
McGinley RIP

Saturday 17th        Feria

Church       9:15 am    Ints: Mrs Matiz and Maria

LITURGY FOR THE SIXTEENTH
SUNDAY OF THE YEAR [C]
July 18th 2010

Saturday July 17th

6:15
pm

Intentions of Mr & Mrs Irvine

Sunday   July 18th

8:00
am

Bridgid Lowe RIP [A]

10:30am

4:00
pm

Reginald Hammond RIP

POLISH MASS

6:30
pm

Nellie Cooper RIP

West Mersea

8:30
am

Norma Golding RIP

Mile End

9:15
am

Jon Fairy RIP

Monkwick

10:15am

Parishioners

SACRAMENT
OF RECONCILIATION      Saturday 9:45-10:30am
and 5:30-6:00pm

SACRAMENT
OF BAPTISM                     Baptismal
Courses arranged as per Newsletter

SACRAMENT
OF MARRIAGE                 At least six months notice is required

SCHOOLS
St Thomas More       Head:
Bridget Harris   [865722]

St
Benedict’s            Head: John O’Hara     [549222]

www.marriagecare.org.uk   or 0800 389 3801.
www.brentwoodvocations.org

The Brentwood Diocesan Trust – Registered Charity No.
234092